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  • Eglin Airman court-martialed for Spice

    An Airman with the 96th Medical Support Squadron was convicted of abusing the drug Spice and three other charges of distributing drugs to other Airmen, here March 23.Airman Marcus Bennett became the first Air Force member to be convicted through court-martial of using Spice, although his usage came

  • Water conservation month begins with proclamation

    With the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics on hand, Col. Bruce McClintock, 96th Air Base Wing commander, signed a proclamation declaring April "Water Conservation Month" here, March 26. "Environmental stewardship allows us to improve the quality of the

  • 68th EWS brings EW support to warfighters around world

    The four flights in the 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron labor tirelessly to provide real-time information to not only U.S. warfighters but to 21 allied nations, and have uncovered errors in programs that were undetected for more than a quarter century. "The mission of the 68th EWS is to increase

  • AFAF needs help to help others

    Albert Einstein said, "The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving." The same holds true today as the 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicks off March 29 and runs through May 7. In the tradition of Airmen helping Airmen, donations from the 37th

  • Eglin celebrates blessings at base national prayer breakfast

    The annual tradition of observing America's morning of prayer was celebrated with a reflection on the country's blessings led by Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) David Cyr March 25.As the Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains, he shares half the service-wide tour of installation prayer breakfasts and expressed

  • Air Force officials take step toward cleaner fuel, energy independence

    Air Force officials, embracing the national priorities of cleaner fuel and energy independence, took a step toward a greener, energy independent future when an A-10C Thunderbolt II here took to the air March 25 fueled with a blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet, or HRJ, and JP-8.This first-ever

  • When it rains… it drains

    According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, stromwater runoff is the leading cause of water pollution in urbanized areas; and it's on the rise. This increase has been attributed to construction of housing and business developments, parking lots and roadways.After heavy rain, most